inter-Korea relations

How the Moon administration is seeking to navigate its most pressing challenges, from North Korea to the U.S.-China cold war.

In a press conference on Monday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed his wish to resume talks with North Korea – including hosting Kim Jong Un in Seoul.

The future of U.S.-ROK relations depends on the United States understanding the priorities of South Korea’s now-dominant liberals.

President Moon Jae-in’s New Year’s Address reveals the focus for his last full year in office. Unsurprisingly, COVID-19 recovery tops the list.

North Korea set an assertive tone for 2021 through its Party Congress.

During the Eighth Party Congress, Kim vowed to enhance the country’s missile programs and nuclear power – a worrying sign for diplomacy with the U.S. and South Korea.

Pyongyang complained vociferously about the propaganda leaflets, sent by activists, before demolishing an inter-Korean liaison center earlier this year.

North Korea continues to be hypersensitive about its handling of the pandemic.

No South Korean president in the last 38 years has trodden outside the elite blueprint for interacting with North Korea.

The Moon Jae-in administration continues to call for an end-of-war declaration. Is that realistic?

The diplomacy of 2018 could have changed the political landscape of the Korean peninsula permanently. Two years later, does any of that progress remain?